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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Borrego Springs, California

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Galleta Meadows Estate

Metal Jurassic Park on the side of a California highway.

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Pegleg Smith Monument

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

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Font's Point

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

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Julian, California

Eagle and High Peak Mine

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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Thermal, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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24 MILEs FROM Borrego Springs

Atlas Obscura Trips

Dark Skies, Desert Beasts: A Night Photography Workshop in Borrego Springs, California

May 2—May 5, 2019

Journey deep into the desert of Southern California to explore and photograph the Dark Sky Sculptural Oasis of Borrego Springs.

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